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Legislative Plan Amendments
Changes which involve the creation, broad scale implementation, or revision of public policy, including map
changes where property owners are directly affected may be processed as legislative plan amendments,
including public hearings as provided for in the Community Development Code (CDC). These include but are
not limited to the Functional Classification Map and descriptions, Bicycle System map (excluding alignment
modifications to off-street pathways);, Plan goals, objectives and strategies, modification to the general loca-
tion of facilities identified in the Plan and selection of the general location of facility in a Corridor Study Area.

Quasi-Judicial Amendments
When property is proposed for development and is affected by (i.e., contiguous to or traversed by) a proposed
road alignment as shown on the functional classification map, a modification to the proposed road alignment
may be processed as a quasi-judicial plan amendment. Such quasi-judicial plan amendments are provided
for in the CDC. Quasijudicial plan amendments may include a public hearing when the road alignment affects
other properties in the immediate vicinity. Applications for quasi-judicial plan amendments may be initiated
by the County Board of Commissioners, the Director of the Department of Land Use & Transportation or the
owners of property affected by the proposed alignment. A quasi-judicial plan amendment may be approved
only if all the following criteria are satisfied:

1. The new alignment maintains the intent and purpose of the proposed alignment as originally
shown on the Plan maps;
ADOPTED TEXT 3. The new alignment is necessary to preserve a significant natural feature, minimize engineering
2. The new alignment will not adversely affect the carrying capacity, safety, or integrity of the trans-
portation system;

or construction constraints, or would result in a significant enhancement of the development
potential of the affected properties;

4. The new alignment will not significantly increase the cost or complexity of any off-site improve-
ments;

5. The new alignment does not have significant adverse effects on nearby property; and
6. The new alignment does not render a parcel unbuildable unless the owner consents.

Minor Adjustments include:

1. Adjustments to reflect minor modifications of existing roads outside an Urban Growth Boundary
(UGB) that are determined to comply with the provisions of OAR 660-12-065.
2. Adjustments to reflect minor modification of a proposed road alignment that is part of a pro-
posed development action within the UGB when the proposed change is contained within the
subject site and does not adversely affect an adjacent property.

When these criteria are met, the change in alignment may be processed as part of a development applica-
tion without separate notice or hearing. The Minor Adjustment criteria do not apply to adjustment of Special
Area Streets.

Special Area Streets
For Special Area Streets, adopt road alignment corridor maps in Community Plans which allow limited
movement of road centerlines through a Type II process. Modifications to streets to a greater extent than

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